Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott was recently interviewed by UK newspaper Express And Star. The West Midlands paper talked to Joe about the bands forthcoming UK tour date in Birmingham with Whitesnake and the new album.

Joe Elliott Interview Quotes

Joe Elliott - "Supporting AC/DC at Bingley Hall in Stafford in 1979, that was the first time Mutt Lange ever saw us,"

"He said 'I can see they've got something'," says Elliott, but it was to be a while before band and producer would hook up together.

"By the time we came to do our first record he wasn't available but by High and Dry (Def Leppard's second album) he was."

"We also played Wolverhampton Lafayette Club, earlier in 1979 . . . about June," says Elliott. "I split my trousers seconds before we were due on stage," he laughs. "I had no option but to go on. I had to literally gaffa tape my trousers together."

(About Whitesnake) "We're both the same size on the poster!" he says for a start. "I've known David for 25 years. There's no rivalry other than comic rivalry... who drinks the most honey and lemon for their vocal cords. "We must e-mail each other 50 times a week and it's all comedy, Black Adder jokes and Monty Python."

"We could do 4,000 seater venues on our own," says Elliott, "But put us together and we're doing 10,000 seater arenas."

When I ask how he feels about having to follow Whitesnake on stage he replies: "I think it will bring out the best in both of us. A lot of people will think it's a match made in heaven. You can't beat a sold out show. Teams and bands play better to a big audience."

"There's not much of a downside to being in Def Leppard in 2008. We are not a burned out force. We're still capable of writing the best song we've ever written."
By Express And Star 2008.

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